At least 23 people have died after torrential rainfall triggered severe flooding in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Dozens of emergency responders, accompanied by search-and-rescue dogs trained for disaster situations, combed through piles of debris on Tuesday in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, where at least 18 fatalities have been confirmed, according to More
At least 16 people, including eight women and children, have been killed in a collision between a bus and a truck in Yemen, media reports said on Wednesday. The accident occurred in the Lahmar area of Al-Mahfad district along a key transit route linking the provinces of Abyan and Shabwa, authorities said on Tuesday. The More
Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace Zalmay Khalilzad has urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the international community to censure Pakistan’s military strikes on Afghanistan. In a post on X, Khalilzad said thirteen people had been killed in the air attacks. He called on OIC and the broader international community to denounce More
All 15 people on board a military helicopter have died after it crashed in the Arequipa region of southern Peru, a media report said on Tuesday. Ilkha news agency reported the Mi-17 helicopter went down in the Arequipa region. It quoted the Air Force as saying rescue teams had confirmed the deaths of four crew More
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett has voiced deep concern over civilian casualties resulting from Pakistani military airstrikes in Afghanistan. In a post on his X account, Bennett said: “I am deeply concerned by reports of numerous children and other civilians being killed following renewed conflict between Pakistan More
A 35-year-old Afghan man has reportedly injured three people in a knife attack in the city of Würzburg, Germany, a media report said on Tuesday. German media reported that the suspect targeted three men aged 68, 55 and 51 during the incident on Monday. The suspect was arrested by federal police. Police confirmed that all More
Five people remain missing following Saturday night’s airstrikes by the Pakistani military in Behsud district of eastern Nangarhar, while two children were injured in Khogyani district and another child was shot and wounded in Momandara. The airstrikes targeted a religious seminary in southeastern Paktika province and a residential house in eastern Nangarhar. On Sunday, burial More
The bodies of five asylum seekers have been found on the Libyan coast, while three others died and around 20 were rescued after a boat capsized near the Greek island of Crete, media reports said on Sunday. Libyan authorities recovered the bodies of five asylum seekers that washed ashore near the capital, Tripoli, according to More
Nine people were killed and 35 others injured when a 404-model passenger bus overturned in western Badghis province on Sunday, officials said. Police spokesperson Sadiqullah Sediqi said the accident occurred before noon in the Posht-i-Lama area along the Badghis-Herat highway. He attributed the crash to driver negligence. Women and children were among the victims, though More
The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) has condemned the Pakistani military regime’s airstrikes on Afghanistan, calling for an immediate, independent and transparent investigation into the attacks. The Pakistani military carried out airstrikes on a religious seminary in southeastern Paktika province and on a residential house in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday night. According to reports, More
